Québec Trade Office in Philadelphia > Québec and the United States: Prospering together
Québec and the U.S. have a deep historical and mutually beneficial relationship. This relation is one of the reasons why one of the world’s most competitive economic zones has been established in North America.
Our prosperity depends directly on maintaining strong economic ties. Let’s work together to make it even stronger!
Bilateral trade
$66 billion
Québec is the United States’
10th trading partner
Tourism
$3.4 billion
Spent each year by
Quebeckers traveling to the U. S.
Québec's presence
in the U. S.
More than 12,000 Québec
companies do business
in the United States
Job Creation
255k U. S. jobs
Over 250 000 Americans
work for Québec-owned businesses
in the United States
Québec is a strong supporter of free trade and believes that North American economic integration must not only be maintained, but also strengthened.
Since CUSMA came into force, the value of bilateral trade in goods between Canada and the United States doubled while creating jobs on both sides of the border.
32 U.S. states
have Canada as their #1 customer
9 M U.S. jobs
depend on trade and investment
from Canada
CUSMA is a $19 trillion regional market with 470 million consumers
We believe CUSMA can be improved and modernized in a way that benefits us all.
It is in the interest of both Québec and the United States to seize all opportunities to solidify our partnership and strengthen our competitiveness on the continent and around the world.
Population
8.4 million
23%
of the Canadian
population
GDP
$300 billion
nearly 20%
of the Canadian
economy
Key sectors
Figures are based on 2016 data in U.S. dollars, as of April 2017, except for tourism data which are based on 2014.